Report: AT&T in Previous Discussions with Cricket/Leap for Merger Possibilities
The latest Reuters report now tie together AT&T and Cricket in merger discussions
T-Mobile and Leap Wireless Complete AWS Spectrum Exchange
T-Mobile USA and Leap Wireless Announce AWS Spectrum Exchange in Select Markets
Cricket Announces New Plans, Devices, Sprint Data Roaming
Cricket has announced a new slate of plans as expected which include all taxes and fees while including data access up to a certain amount per month instead of offering unlimited access, up to 7.5GB per month. In a bid to imitate T-Mobile, once the data caps are reached for each respective allowance on each [...]
Leap Wireless Closes Retail Stores and Cuts Staff
Leap Wireless has recently confirmed that it has permanently closed 27 of its 269 Cricket Wireless corporate owned stores and laid off 180 people, cutting its total staff level down to 4,200 employees. The company stated that the store closings and staff reduction are part of its standard retail operations, though the company previously reported [...]
Cricket Launches Joint Venture with Pocket Communications for South Texas Network Expansion
Leap Wireless has announced that it has formed a joint venture with Texas-based Pocket Communications in order to expand coverage in southern Texas. Currently, both companies provide pre-paid wireless services in the area. The yet unnamed venture will take control of both Leap’s and Pocket’s assets and operations in South Texas region from San Antonio [...]
MetroPCS and Leap Wireless Enter Into Long-Term Roaming Agreement
MetroPCS and Leap Wireless International, the parent company responsible for the Cricket brand of regional flat-rate wireless services, have signed a long-term roaming agreement which covers both existing and future markets between both carriers with the option of further extension should the agreement prove amenable for both entities. In related news, both companies have also [...]
